Linlithgow climate — normals and trends
Linlithgow (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 819 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (14.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Linlithgow averages 41 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 159 rainy days per year.
Linlithgow has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 60 to 22 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.2 °C (on 4 August 1975) and the coldest -18.7 °C (on 11 January 1982).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
LinlithgowScotland
- coords
- 55.98°, -3.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.8°C
Average daily high
11.6°C
Average daily low
6.0°C
Annual rainfall
819mm
Sunshine / day
7.0h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
21.0km/h
Seasonal range
11.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
41 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
159 d/yr
Annual snowfall
31.7 cm
Average feels-like high
8.6 °C
Average feels-like low
2.8 °C
Average peak gust
43.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
8.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
29.2 °C
4 August 1975
Coldest day
-18.7 °C
11 January 1982
Wettest day
61 mm
7 October 2023
Windiest day
66.9 km/h
15 January 1968
Strongest gust
141.8 km/h
28 January 2002
Hottest feels-like
30.8 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-23.4 °C
11 January 1982
Snowiest day
15.3 cm
18 January 1945
Sunniest day
16.9 h
20 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 54 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 7.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 52 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 11.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 33 mm | -29 mm |
| Apr | 13.8 °C | +3.1 °C | 33 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 17.0 °C | +3.3 °C | 46 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 17.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 62 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 19.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 79 mm | +8 mm |
| Aug | 19.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 45 mm | -31 mm |
| Sep | 16.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 79 mm | +9 mm |
| Oct | 12.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 78 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 9.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 132 mm | +60 mm |
| Dec | 8.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 95 mm | +19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Linlithgow?
Linlithgow has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 819 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Linlithgow?
The hottest day measured in Linlithgow between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1975, reaching 29.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Linlithgow?
The coldest day measured in Linlithgow between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1982, at -18.7 °C.
Does it snow in Linlithgow?
Yes. Linlithgow gets on average 31.7 cm of snow per year and has around 41 frost days.
Has the climate of Linlithgow warmed?
Yes: Linlithgow warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Linlithgow?
The wettest day measured in Linlithgow between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 2023, with 61 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Linlithgow?
The windiest day measured in Linlithgow between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1968, with winds reaching 66.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Linlithgow?
The warmest month in Linlithgow is July (14.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Linlithgow?
Linlithgow receives on average 819 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 159 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Linlithgow?
Linlithgow gets on average 7.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,555 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Linlithgow?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Linlithgow between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1945, with 15.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Linlithgow?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Linlithgow.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Linlithgow?
In Linlithgow, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.8 °C on 19 July 2022, and the lowest was -23.4 °C on 11 January 1982.
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